MR. JUSTICE ABDUL HAMEED DOGAR, HCJ MR. JUSTICE FAQIR ...

CONSTITUTION PETITION NO. 1 OF 2008
AND CMA NO. 994 TO 996 OF 2008 40
for members of National Assembly and a Provincial Assembly were
laid down – for voters the minimum age was 18 years whereas for
members of the National Assembly or a Provincial Assembly it was 25
years. Lastly, he submitted that the graduation qualification was the
need of the hour, inasmuch as on account of low literacy rate it was a
step to encourage people to acquire higher educational qualifications.
28. At this stage, it may be advantageous to refer to the
provisions of Article 62, which reads as under: -
“62. A person shall not be qualified to be elected or
chosen as a member of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)
unless:-
(a)
(b)
he is a citizen of Pakistan;
he is, in the case of National Assembly, not less than
twenty-five years of age and is enrolled as a voter in
any electoral roll in –
(i)
(ii)
any part of Pakistan, for election to a general
seat or a seat reserved for non-Muslims; and
any area in a Province from which he seeks
membership for election to a seat reserved for
women.
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
he is, in the case of Senate, not less than thirty
years of age and is enrolled as a voter in any area in
a Province or, as the case may be, the Federal
Capital or the Federally Administered Tribal Areas,
from where he seeks membership;
he is a good character and is not commonly known
as one who violates Islamic Injunctions;
he has adequate knowledge of Islamic teaching and
practices obligatory duties prescribed by Islam as
well as abstains from major sins;
he is sagacious, righteous and non-profligate and
honest and amen;
he has not been convicted for a crime involving
moral turpitude or for giving false evidence;
he has not, after the establishment of Pakistan,
worked against the integrity of the country or
opposed the ideology of Pakistan :
Provided that the disqualifications specified in
paragraphs (d) and (e) shall not apply to a person